Ubhi, Maneeka, Achinivu, Kanu, Seri, Stefano and Cavanna, Andrea E (2020). Motor stereotypies in adult patients with Tourette syndrome. Future Neurology, 15 (2),
Abstract
Aim: Correctly diagnosing repetitive behaviors in patients with Tourette syndrome (TS) can be challenging. The differential diagnosis between tics and stereotypies is of particular importance, because of treatment implications. Methods: We assessed the prevalence and clinical characteristics of stereotypies in a large sample of adult patients with TS attending a specialist clinic. Results: Mild stereotypies were reported by 21/148 patients (14.2%). Patients with stereotypies were significantly more likely to have a comorbid diagnosis of Asperger syndrome, attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, compared with patients without stereotypies. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that the presence of Asperger syndrome significantly predicted stereotypy severity. Conclusion: Stereotypies are not rare in adults with TS and other neurodevelopmental conditions, especially Asperger syndrome.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.2217/fnl-2019-0031 |
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Divisions: | College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Psychology College of Health & Life Sciences College of Health & Life Sciences > Clinical and Systems Neuroscience |
Additional Information: | © 2020 Maneeka Ubhi, Kanu Achinivu, Stefano Seri & Andrea E Cavanna . This work is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Tourette syndrome,asperger syndrome,autism spectrum disorder,stereotypies,tics,Neurology,Clinical Neurology |
Publication ISSN: | 1748-6971 |
Last Modified: | 30 Sep 2024 12:26 |
Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2020 14:19 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
Published Date: | 2020-05 |
Published Online Date: | 2020-05-11 |
Accepted Date: | 2020-02-05 |
Authors: |
Ubhi, Maneeka
Achinivu, Kanu Seri, Stefano ( 0000-0002-9247-8102) Cavanna, Andrea E |
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